To Infinity… @ The Planetarium
Explore the Planetarium’s Space exhibition before the screening and see if you’re cut out for a life in space, then recline in this unique screening space. As the lights dim, your journey will begin with a tour of the Solar System in a Planetarium star show - the perfect way to set the scene for your film…
BACK BY DEMAND: CHRISTOPHER NOLAN’S OSCAR-WINNING SPACE ODYSSEY
Due to phenomenal demand in Autumn 2025, we’re bringing several more screenings of Interstellar to the Planetarium in Q1 of 2026, including an April double bill! Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-winning epic space odyssey was made for the big screen, and what better place to enjoy it than the Festival’s home for space and science fiction…
BACK BY DEMAND: CHRISTOPHER NOLAN’S OSCAR-WINNING SPACE ODYSSEY
Due to phenomenal demand in Autumn 2025, we’re bringing several more screenings of Interstellar to the Planetarium in Q1 of 2026, including an April double bill! Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-winning epic space odyssey was made for the big screen, and what better place to enjoy it than the Festival’s home for space and science fiction…
THIS DIZZYING MODERN SCI-FI MASTERPIECE WILL LEAVE YOU HOLDING ONTO YOUR SEAT
For the first time in five years, we’re excited to be bringing back Alfonso Cuarón’s Oscar-winning space thriller Gravity to the Planetarium. One of the finest sci-fi films of the 21st Century to date, it’s a feat of technological filmmaking marvel and an exhilarating, white-knuckle watch. Against the Planetarium’s stunning backdrop, and with a Planetarium space show beforehand, you’ll really feel like you’ve gone out of this world…
BACK BY DEMAND: CHRISTOPHER NOLAN’S OSCAR-WINNING SPACE ODYSSEY
Due to phenomenal demand in Autumn 2025, we’re bringing several more screenings of Interstellar to the Planetarium in early 2026, including this screening in April. A film this epic was made for the big screen, and this screening includes some of the most breathtaking scenes restored to their IMAX ratios for an extra-detailed viewing.
A KNIGHT WITHOUT A CAUSE. A DRAGON WITHOUT A FRIEND. TOGETHER THEY’LL CHANGE THE WORLD
We’re heating things up at the Planetarium in April with a crossover fantasy double bill celebrating dragons on the big screen! First up is a 30th anniversary screening of Dragonheart. Sean Connery voices the last of the dragons in this heartwarming tale of misadventure, unlikely friendship and duty - it’s a loving homage to some of the swords-and-sorcery classics as well as buddy comedies from Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid onwards, with Oscar-nominated special effects utilising full CGI characters that helped pave the way for the likes of Gollum in The Lord Of The Rings. One for the whole family, especially the millennial inner child…!
DRAGONS ARE AWOKEN BENEATH LONDON IN THIS DYSTOPIAN THRILLER - AND YOU THOUGHT THE ELIZABETH LINE CONSTRUCTION DELAYS WERE BAD
We’re heating things up at the Planetarium in April with a crossover fantasy double bill celebrating dragons on the big screen! Second up is the post-apocalyptic Reign Of Fire. In a timeline where dragons have taken over the planet thanks to - you guessed it - Transport For London’s ineptitude, it’s up to Christian Bale and Matthew McConaughey to fight back against their fire-breathing reptilian overlords. If a mashup of Skyrim, Arthurian legend and 28 Days Later sounds like exactly what’s been missing from your life, then get your tickets for this instant cult classic that deserves to been on a screen the size of the Planetarium’s!
THEY CLAIM TO COME IN PEACE, BUT THEY’RE LEAVING HUMAN SOCIETY IN PIECES…
This May, we’ll be celebrating two very different alien invasion films that both happen to be turning 30 in 2026… First up it’s Tim Burton’s Mars Attacks!. We’ve long been fans of Mr Burton’s filmography, but this is our first ever time screening his deliciously dark satire, which feels like a giddy mix of 50s B-movies and Dr Strangelove. Full of famous faces and plenty of laser beam-induced chaos, it’s a campy cult classic that will leave you in shock, awe - and going “Hey, what’s Tom Jones doing here…?”
THE BLOCKBUSTER HIT FEATURING BLOCK-BUSTING ALIENS
This May, we’ll be celebrating two very different alien invasion films that both happen to be turning 30 in 2026… Second up is Roland Emmerich’s Oscar-winning blockbuster Independence Day. It’s the perfect blend of everything we love about 90s cinema: an epic scale, an eclectic all-star ensemble cast, Jeff Goldblum playing a roguish nerd, and high-octane action sequences served up with a healthy dose of Hollywoods cheese!
BACK BY DEMAND: CHRISTOPHER NOLAN’S OSCAR-WINNING SPACE ODYSSEY
Due to phenomenal demand in Autumn 2025, we’re bringing several more screenings of Interstellar to the Planetarium in Q1 of 2026, including a June double bill! Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-winning epic space odyssey was made for the big screen, and what better place to enjoy it than the Festival’s home for space and science fiction…
BACK BY DEMAND: CHRISTOPHER NOLAN’S OSCAR-WINNING SPACE ODYSSEY
Due to phenomenal demand in Autumn 2025, we’re bringing several more screenings of Interstellar to the Planetarium in 2026, including a June double bill! Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-winning epic space odyssey was made for the big screen, and what better place to enjoy it than the Festival’s home for space and science fiction…
PARADISE COMES WITH A HEAVY PRICE IN THIS TRAILBLAZING 70s SCI-FI CULT FAVOURITE
This June we’re marking the 50th anniversary of two classic sci-fi films, starting with the utopian/dystopian Logan’s Run. Based on the cult novel by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson, it’s a dazzling slice of 70s science fiction that pairs glossy blockbuster spectacle with surprisingly subversive ideas about youth, freedom, and control. Famous for its chilling “Carrousel” [sic] sequences, and Oscar-winning visual effects, it’s a bold product of the pre-digital era and a time-capsule of futuristic imagination.
DAVID BOWIE’S FROM SPACE IN THIS CEREBRAL AND SURREAL 70s SCI-FI MASTERPIECE
This June we’re marking the 50th anniversary of two classic sci-fi films, finishing with Nicholas Roeg’s sci-fi masterpiece The Man Who Fell To Earth. Starring David Bowie as the eponymous space traveller trying to navigate our planet in search of extraterrestrial salvation, it’s a true cult classic and a surreal must-watch of the sci-fi genre that has influenced everything in its wake from Watchmen to Iron Maiden - and there are few better cast characters than the Starman himself as this otherworldly protagonist!
SHOW A WHOLE LOTTA LOVE FOR THIS EPIC CONCERT FILM’S 50TH BIRTHDAY
After the popularity of Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii in March, we’re bringing another legendary concert film to the Planetarium: a 50th anniversary screening of The Song Remains The Same. Filmed over three nights at Madison Square Garden in 1973, and interspersed with everything from behind-the-scenes interviews to elaborate fantasy footage, it captures a young Led Zeppelin at the height of their success as they bring their record-breaking North American tour to an almighty climax. It’s the perfect night out for any fan of one of the finest acts ever to play rock music!
SHOW A WHOLE LOTTA LOVE FOR THIS EPIC CONCERT FILM’S 50TH BIRTHDAY
After the popularity of Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii in March, we’re bringing another legendary concert film to the Planetarium: a 50th anniversary screening of The Song Remains The Same. Filmed over three nights at Madison Square Garden in 1973, and interspersed with everything from behind-the-scenes interviews to elaborate fantasy footage, it captures a young Led Zeppelin at the height of their success as they bring their record-breaking North American tour to an almighty climax. It’s the perfect night out for any fan of one of the finest acts ever to play rock music!